GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pummel | pound |